New York State Of Mind — Billy Joel
Chords and lyrics for New York State Of Mind by Billy Joel (key of Dm).
Verse 1
Obviously the song is usually played on piano so it may not sound 100%
correct!
Intro
[Dm9] [Abmaj7/Bb]
[Dm9] [Em7] [F] [Dm9] [F/G]
[C] [E7] [Am7] [Gm7] [C7]
[F] [A7] [Dm] [Bb9]
[C] [E7/B] [Am7] [C/G] [F] [C/E] [D9]
[C/F] [F/G]
[Am7] [D9]
[Am] [G] [F/G]
Verse 1
[C] Some folks like to [E7]get away, take a [Am7]holiday from the [Gm7]neighborhood[C7]
[F] Hop a flight to [A7]Miami Beach or to [Dm]Hollywood[Bb9]
[C] But [E7/B]I'm taking a [Am7]Greyhound [C/G] on the [F]Hudson [C/E]River [D7]line
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G]New York state of [Am]mind [D7] [Am]mm [G]mmm[F/G]
Verse 2
[C] I seen all the [E7]movie stars in their [Am7]fancy cars and their [Gm7]limousines[C7]
[F] Been high in the [A7]Rockies under the [Dm]evergreens[Bb9]
[C] But I [E7/B]know what I'm [Am7]needing [C/G] and I [F]don't want to [C/E]waste more [D7]time
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G]New York state of [Am]mind [D9] [Am]mmm [G]mmm[E7]
Chorus
[Am7] It was so [D7]easy living[Gmaj7] day by [G]day
[Gm7] Out of touch [C7] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7]blues
[Bm7] Well, now I [E7]need a little [Amaj7] give and take
The [Am7]New York Times[D7]
The [Gmaj7]Daily [Dm7]News[G7][F/G]
Verse 3
[C] It comes down to [E7]reality and it's [Am7]fine with me cause I've [Gm7]let it slide[C7]
[F] Don't care if it's [A7]Chinatown or on [Dm]Riverside[Bb9]
[C] I [E7/B]don't have any [Am7]reasons, [C/G] [F] left them[C/E] all [D7]behind
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G]New York state of [Am]mind [D9] [Am]mm [G]mm [F/G] ooh ya
Solo
[C] [E7] [Am7] [Gm7] [C7]
[F] [A7] [Dm] [Bb9]
[C] [E7/B] [Am7] [C/G] [F] [C/E] [D9]
[C/F] [F/G]
[Am] [D7] [Am] [G] [E7]
Chorus
[Am7] It was so [D7]easy living [Gmaj7] day by [G]day
[Gm7] Out of touch [C7] with the rhythm and [Fmaj7]blues
[Bm7] Well, now I [E7]need a little [Amaj7] give and take
The [Am7]New York Times[D7]
The [Gmaj7]Daily News whoa [Dm7]whoa oh [F/G]oh...[G7]
Verse 4
[C] It comes down [E7]to reality and it's [Am7]fine with me cause I've [Gm7]let it slide[C7]
[F] Don't care if it's [A7]Chinatown or on [Dm]Riverside[Bb9]
[C] I don't [E7/B]have any [Am7]reasons, [C/G] [F] left them [C/E]all [D7]behind
[C/F] I'm in a [F/G]New York state of [Am]mind [D7] [Am]mmm [G]mmm[F/G]
[C] I'm just [E7]taking a [Am7]Greyhound [C/G] on the [F]Hudson [C/E]River [D7]line
[C/F] Cos I'm in
[F/G] I'm in a New York...state of...
[C]Mind [E7] [Am7]yeah! [Bb9]yea-ah
Outro
[Eb6] [Ab] [Dm7] [Dbmaj13] [Cmaj9]
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